A discussion of the cell cycle and cell division, beginning with an overview of chromosomes and chromosome structure, and then proceeding through a detailed discussion of the G1, S, and G2 stages of interphase, and the prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis phases of M-phase. I conclude the episode with a discussion of cell-cycle regulation, including the role of cyclin-dependent kinases, cell checkpoints, and growth factors. Recommended prerequisites are Episode 10: The Cell, Episode 18: Biochemistry Basics, and Episodes 34 and 35: DNA Structure and Function.
Episode 67: An Overview of Language Part 2
Episode 66: An Overview of Language Part 1
Episode 65: Money, Inflation, and Interest Rates
Episode 64: Knowledge Representation
Episode 63: The Nervous System
Episode 62: Organic Chemistry Demystified
Episode 61: Magnetism
Episode 60: Memory Encoding and Recall
Episode 59: Smell
Episode 58: Taste
Episode 57: Electric Current and Circuits
Episode 56: The Gains from Trade
Episode 55: Sex and Gender Part 2
Episode 54: Sex and Gender Part 1
Episode 53: Sound and Music
Episode 52: Applications of Optics
Episode 51: Acids and Bases
Episode 50: Science Myths and Misconceptions
Episode 49: Market Structure
Episode 48: Theory of the Firm
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